November 2007

It's been a long time since I last taught a Bible study. Today, however, because the inmate who usually teaches the Sunday class had to attend another event, he asked me to cover for him...

So I gladly filled in as a substitute teacher.Many years ago I taught this very class, although all those who attended it are long gone. It's held most Sundays from one to three o'clock in a room in the school area. But when the Lord led me to become the pastor of the congregation, I passed on the responsibility of teaching to my friend, Alan. He, in turn, when he was preparing to go back to court on an appeal, gave the baton to Felipe. And today I took the class in Felipe's absence.My topic was about having a "sound mind" and on being a strong Christian. My main text was 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and having a disciplined mind." Next we went to 2 Peter 1:3-11 to discuss the larger realm of a Christian's life. We examined the different ingredients that are listed in this passage (faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love), and how they're to meld and develop together as we grow into men who are spiritually mature and biblically sound. It was a good experience for me to teach this small group of precious souls.D.B.